Alberta Indigenous

• Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations names new grand chief

  Chief Leonard Standingontheroad was appointed Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations Friday.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2023
  
• Edmonton airport to promote Alberta’s Indigenous tourism industry to international markets

  The Edmonton International Airport (YEG) and Indigenous Tourism Alberta (ITA) signed a memorandum of understanding at the fourth annual ITA gathering on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2022
  
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• Alberta’s Blood Tribe fighting human trafficking with ‘Project Moon Woman’

  The Blood Tribe Police Project Moon Woman unit aims to investigate human trafficking cases while raising awareness and training front-line officers.

  Crime

  May 15, 2022
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• How an Alberta First Nation is working to help ‘culturally significant’ Banff bison herd to suceed

  A report from Stoney Nakoda First Nation noted that projects such as the Banff bison reintroduction are an important part of truth and reconciliation.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2022
• ‘For the greater good’: Indigenous financial advisor from Alberta works to empower others

  Warrior is the first Indigenous financial facilitator for Momentum, a Calgary charity dedicated to community economic development.

  Money

  Nov 28, 2021
• Alberta musician Shawnee Kish hopes her two-spirit story inspires youth to reclaim culture, identity

  Ahead of a new EP release, Indigenous artist Shawnee Kish says she hopes her story helps inspire young people in Alberta and beyond.

  Features

  Jun 9, 2021
• Social studies, religion, Indigenous history sections of proposed Alberta curriculum under fire

  Alberta's proposed school curriculum is being criticized for blasting historical facts at kids, missing the mark on First Nations and religion.

  Education

  Mar 30, 2021
• Calgary woman offers Indigenous history tours: ‘I love that it’s something I can share’

  Free self-guided audio tours are offered on St. Patrick's Island, across the Bow River from downtown Calgary.

  Environment

  Feb 19, 2021
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• Wetaskiwin courthouse to allow people to swear oath on eagle feather

  Indigenous people will soon be able to swear their oath on an eagle feather at the courthouse in Wetaskiwin.

  Canada

  Oct 21, 2019
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• Alberta Indigenous youth raise enough money to attend robotics competition in Dubai

  After donations poured in, a group of Alberta students is heading to Dubai this week to represent Canada in an international robotics competition.

  Tech

  Oct 20, 2019